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Listener discretion is advised. Red Land. Several weeks after our search at Lake Lanier, I still haven't decided how I feel about not finding anything other than an empty plastic barrel.

On one hand, it's unfortunate that this case will continue to drag on in search of answers.

On the other hand, I'm not sure I really wanted to bear witness to a grieving mother finding out that her son's remains were pulled from the bottom of a lake.

So for now the search for Justin Gaines and for answers continues.

Erica Wilson and her family have been through more heartbreak than I can imagine over the years since Justin disappeared.

They've had to bear the constant sorrow of losing a child while having no answers to explain why it happened or where he is.

But this would unfortunately not be the only soul-crushing below the family would be dealt.

In 2011, one of our sons took his own life.

On January 17th, 2011, Justin's stepbrother Jeremy Wilson tragically died of his fixation.

He, just like Justin, was only 18 years old.

Erica has a much harder time discussing Jeremy's death,

so out of respect, I leave it alone.

Erica pains over Jeremy's suicide because she'll never have a hope of knowing why.

Or if anything could have been done to prevent it.

I've learned that talking about Justin is good.

I have easier time talking about Justin than are some suicide

because that's a whole other thing. I talk about Bolt but I mean

Justin I talk about all the time. I have no problem talking about Justin. I mean it's

easy. It's a sad series of very unfortunate losses the Wilson

family has been forced to endure but somehow they find the strength to keep moving

forward at least with Justin there is still the hope of finding

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